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Waymo sits out Philadelphia City Council hearing as officials weigh self-driving car oversight

The company submitted written testimony, but wasn’t there to answer questions from officials, residents and rideshare drivers about AV safety, labor impacts and oversight.

Autonomous vehicles, like Waymo, to receive traffic citations for violations under new Tennessee law

Under the law, if a law enforcement officer determines an autonomous vehicle committed a traffic offense, a citation or notice of violation will be mailed to the vehicle’s registered owner.
Business Wire

Uber and May Mobility Announce Strategic Partnership to Scale Autonomous Vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO & ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and May Mobility, Inc., a leading autonomous vehicle (AV) technology company, today announced a new multi-year strategic partnership. May Mobility aims to deploy ...
WHYY

Philadelphia officials question city’s lack of power over driverless cars

City Council members warned that autonomous vehicles could threaten jobs, raise safety concerns and operate beyond Philadelphia’s regulatory control.
USA Today

Lyft to develop self-driving bus as autonomous vehicle hype builds

Major corporations are investing heavily into autonomous vehicles. Lyft is taking things to a new level by developing one of the largest passenger autonomous vehicles on American roads. The upcoming Lyft shuttle could change the way many Americans choose ...

Will Ted Cruz push national rules for self-driving cars? Texas companies want to know

A letter to Ted Cruz was signed by CEOs of several companies operating in the Austin area such as Waymo and Zoox.

After Stumbles, Technology Meant for Self-Driving Cars Finds a Second Act

After a crush of promises in 2016 that autonomous cars would soon rule the road, companies whose tech underpinned them have shifted to other industries, like managing shipyards and city traffic.

How California's new regulations will affect autonomous vehicles

The California DMV announced that police will now be allowed to issue tickets to autonomous vehicle companies for violations of the rules of the road.
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Driverless cars can now get citations; autonomous trucks get testing green light in new CA DMV rules

The California DMV has announced sweeping changes to its rules governing autonomous vehicles, including new limits intended to keep them out of the way during emergencies and new authority for law enforcement to issue citations.
Concord Monitor

Robot lawnmowers: The unsung heroes of autonomous tech

Self-driving cars and taxis may be the future but they’re following in the footsteps of an autonomous vehicle that’s been trundling around here for years. “The technology for (autonomous) lawnmowing is a lot further along than for autonomous vehicles,

Autonomous vehicles run into trouble in world's largest AV market

Regulators took drastic measure to make sure mass outages don't cripple infrastructure in future.